How many wine makers do we have here?

[wekiva bird]

I have made fig wine - it's very nice, but has a slightly earthy flavour that some people might not like. The one I made was a dark rose.

Figs, being low in acid need it added. If you have an acid titration kit it's not hard to do, but if you are not familiar with it, you might need to get a book on homemade wine.

Thank you ,Totalcolour
I have never made wine before ,with all the fruit on my property. Figs, Blueberries, Pomagranite, and Wild Persimmons.

 

[Totalcolour]

So, this week I'm making pineapple wine since I need to make room in the Freezer for all the ducks himself is raising.

 

[Jenlyn9483]

I finally did it. This morning I put together my first batch of wine into the Primary. I think I did it right. The alcohol level was correct. Now I just have to wait and check it ever day for 5-7 days. If this goes right I'm going to make the orange. I have a fantastic 7 day a week farmer's market 5 minutes from my work so this could get out of hand.

 

[Totalcolour]

I finally did it. This morning I put together my first batch of wine into the Primary. I think I did it right. The alcohol level was correct. Now I just have to wait and check it ever day for 5-7 days. If this goes right I'm going to make the orange. I have a fantastic 7 day a week farmer's market 5 minutes from my work so this could get out of hand.

I'm not sure what you mean by this. If it's just gone into the primary, there shouldn't be any alcohol, what exactly are you measuring, and with what?

Have you just put everything together and put the yeast in, or have you done something else?

 

[Jenlyn9483]

The S.G. is what I mean it was 1.09
The instructions said to put everything together measure SG if correct then hydrate yeast and add.

 

[Totalcolour]

The S.G. is what I mean it was 1.09
The instructions said to put everything together measure SG if correct then hydrate yeast and add.

Yup, you did it right! Good luck - now is the hard bit - WAITING

 

[codechicken1]

Give a gentle stir every day for a week. It should start fizzing like crazy in a day or two. Leave the lid loosely closed on the fermeter, just set in on lightly. The hardest part is the wait. I have 12 gallons ready to bottle this weekend.

 

[Jenlyn9483]

OK my fermenter is a white bucket with a lid that came in my kit. I was worried because I couldnt get the lid to seal just right, but now that you say crack it I feel better. It says stir an ck SG every day until SG is like 1.03 or something cant remember exactly..approx 5-7 days then put into secondary.

 

[Totalcolour]

Give a gentle stir every day for a week. It should start fizzing like crazy in a day or two. Leave the lid loosely closed on the fermeter, just set in on lightly. The hardest part is the wait. I have 12 gallons ready to bottle this weekend.

NO, NO NO!

It can be gently agitated for the first few days, with a slightly loose lid, but then it needs to have the lid on tight to exclude any air getting in. It should have an air trap on it to release the gas and keep out air. (Of course, if you are making grape wine, you should be turning the cap every day until you rack it off into the secondary. It's only left on the skins long enough to release the colour from the skins; It's different fro fruit wines).

It should start to bubble within 24 hours, and watch out you don't have the fermenter too full; some yeasts create a lot of foam which can go over the top. MESSY!

Good Luck

 

[codechicken1]

When in the primary, (white bucket) i leave my lid loose after pitching the yeast. i stir it very gently every day for a week. Then rack into the secondary, that is when you need the airlock. I have done it that way for a long time and never had a problem. When I started making wine, that is the way my instructions read and I have been doing it like that ever since. Most of my wine sartsw from juice. I finished a batch of strawberry wine last year, from fruit, that turned out excellent. I know everyone has different methods. Good luck with your batch. There is a good website, www.how-to-make-wine.net, he will want you to join. I never did join but I get some very informative emails from him.